LUFKIN, TEXAS (January 14, 2026)… The Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation brought together nonprofit leaders, educators and community partners in Lufkin on Wednesday for a celebration centered on one shared goal: strengthening the communities Brookshire Brothers proudly serves.
During its annual check presentation ceremony, the Foundation awarded a total of $146,200 in grant funding to 70 nonprofit organizations and educational foundations throughout Texas and Louisiana. Reflecting the Foundation’s commitment to expanding its reach, 21 of this year’s organizations were first-time grant recipients.
The Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation (BBCF), a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to advancing the mission and values of Brookshire Brothers, Inc, strategically supports initiatives that address food insecurity, education, and the overall health and wellbeing of local communities.
“For more than a century, Brookshire Brothers has believed that strong communities are built through care, compassion and meaningful investment,” said Melissa Crager, Public Relations & Corporate Responsibility Manager, Brookshire Brothers. “We are continually inspired by the passion and impact of these organizations, and we are honored to help fuel the important work they do every day.”
In addition to the company’s ongoing charitable efforts, the Foundation provides larger-scale annual grants made possible through the generous support of Brookshire Brothers’ vendor partners. Over the past two decades, those partnerships have helped the Foundation distribute more than $2 million to nonprofit organizations working at the grassroots level.
“The Charitable Foundation was established as a natural extension of Brookshire Brothers, carrying forward and strengthening our legacy of service that has long been at the heart of our organization,” Crager said.
The annual grant ceremony serves not only as a moment of recognition, but as a reminder of the collective power of partnership — bringing together businesses, nonprofits and community leaders to create lasting, positive change.
The nonprofit organizations and educational foundations who received grants from the BBCF this year include:
- Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council (Lufkin)
- Angelina Arts Alliance (Lufkin)
- Angelina College Foundation (Lufkin)
- Angelina County Citizens Chamber of Commerce (Lufkin)*
- Books from Birth (Hearne)
- Bosque Valley Food Pantry (Valley Mills)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Champion Valley (Weimar)*
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Deep East Texas (East Texas)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of the Brazos Valley (Bryan and Caldwell)
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Walker County (Huntsville)
- Call for Help (Hearne)
- Caring Christians Sharing Mission (Sour Lake and Kountze)
- Carthage ISD Education Foundation (Carthage)*
- Center of Hope (Livingston)
- Christian Community Services (Navasota)
- Christian Information and Service Center (Lufkin)
- Christian Women’s Job Corps of Nacogdoches (Nacogdoches)*
- City of Calvert – Senior Center (Calvert)*
- College Station ISD Education Foundation (College Station)
- Combined Community Action (Giddings)*
- Concerned Black Men of Lufkin (Lufkin)
- CRRC of Canyon Lake (Canyon Lake)
- Deep East Texas Resource Center (Lufkin)
- Focusing Families (Hempstead)
- Friends of the Ellen Trout Zoo (Lufkin)
- Gateway Community Partners (Lufkin)
- Goodwill Central East Texas (Lufkin)*
- Greater Jasper Share (Jasper)*
- Heavenly Blessings Food Pantry (Colmesneil)
- J.D.’s Center of Hope (Lufkin)
- Junction Five-O-Five (College Station)*
- Katy ISD Education Foundation (Katy)*
- Keniesha R. Beatty Memorial Community Development (Woodville)
- Kirbyville Christian Outreach (Kirbyville)
- Legacy Institute for Financial Empowerment (Lufkin)
- Live Oak Art Center (Columbus)
- Lufkin Creative (Lufkin)
- Lufkin ISD Education Foundation (Lufkin)
- Miss Lila’s House (Silsbee)*
- Mission Northeast (New Caney)*
- Museum of East Texas (Lufkin)
- New Birth Ministries (Brookshire)*
- Newton Food Share (Newton)
- Nigton Historical Development Project (Apple Springs)
- Pilot Point Educational Foundation (Pilot Point)
- Piney Woods Food Pantry (Spurger)*
- Progressive Missionary Baptist Church (Hearne)
- Rusk Education Foundation (Rusk)*
- Sam Houston State University Food Pantry (Huntsville)
- San Augustine ISD Education Foundation (San Augustine)
- Scotty’s House (Bryan)
- Seasons of Hope (Lufkin)
- Senior Connections (Columbus)*
- Shelby County Outreach Ministry (Center)
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Whitney (Whitney)*
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace – Woodville
- Solid Foundation Association (Nacogdoches)
- St. Luke’s Health Memorial Auxiliary (Lufkin)
- Texas Ramp Project (East Texas)*
- The Joseph House (Lufkin)
- The Lake Whitney Ministerial Alliance (Whitney)
- The Men’s Fieldhouse (Lufkin)
- The Mosaic Center (Lufkin)
- The Salvation Army of Lufkin (Lufkin)
- The Shepherd’s Heart of Lorena (Lorena)*
- The Village Nac (Nacogdoches)
- Transformation Pathway (Dublin)
- Volunteer Services Council (Lufkin)
- Women’s Shelter of East Texas (Lufkin)
- Zavalla Food Pantry (Zavalla)
*denotes a first-time grant recipient
ABOUT BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
The Brookshire Brothers Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established to fund specific projects that align with Brookshire Brothers’ core values. The foundation has given more than two million dollars to a variety of nonprofit organizations over the past two decades, thanks to the generous support of Brookshire Brothers’ vendor partners who participate in charitable golf tournaments each year.
ABOUT BROOKSHIRE BROTHERS
Brookshire Brothers is a 100% employee-owned, community-centered grocer based in Lufkin, Texas.
Founded in 1921, this regional grocery chain operates nearly 120 locations that stretch west to the Texas Hill Country and east to Lake Charles, Louisiana. Though its focus remains on traditional grocery and pharmacy, Brookshire Brothers has complimentary formats that include fuel and tobacco operations, coffee shops and event venues. Brookshire Brothers is committed to quality and service in its stores and is known for its good people who sell good food and do good deeds in the communities they serve. https://www.brookshirebrothers.com/